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<p n="239">To the Right Worspl. his Maties Justices of the Peace for the County<lb></lb>
of Midds</p>
<p n="240">The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50051_n240-1">Robert Nevell</rs>
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<p n="241">Sheweth</p>
<p n="242">That about Janry 1695 yor. petr. was entred on board the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50051_geo26">Robt & Sammuell</rs>
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Capt<lb></lb>
Dodson Comainder bound for <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50051_geo27">Mary land</rs>
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<p n="243">That about Six Months afterwards the sd Capt. Dodson did abuse yor petr. in a<lb></lb>
very barbouray manner by beating & wounding him soe that he was Came in his<lb></lb>
Limbs some time after & the sd Capt continued beating & abuseing of him all certaine<lb></lb>
W<obscured></obscured>
in a very Preste manner untill the sd. shipp was wrived <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50051_geo28">Mary Land</rs>
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aforesd. for me other reason but that your Petr. being Sick the sd Capt<lb></lb>
Dodson some he would heate your petr. untill he was well whereupon<lb></lb>
upon the sd. Shipps arrivalls in Merry Lane your Petr. obleyned a Warrt<lb></lb>
from one of his Maties Justices of the peace of Cecill County & the sd<lb></lb>
Capt Dodson being brought before the sd Justice of Peace he then<lb></lb>
promised to he siad to your Per. & that noe Such Abuses should be<lb></lb>
comitted for the future yett nev theless he arrested yor. Petr. out of malice<lb></lb>
but your petr.<obscured></obscured>
him & he also refused in receive your Petr againe<lb></lb>
into his Service Soe that your Per. was obledged to come to England in<lb></lb>
Another Shipp & upon a Letter from the Secratary of Barbadue<lb></lb>
who was Sencible of the great abuser your Per. had rent from his sd<lb></lb>
Capt your Petr. was in England wholly discharged from his Matie<lb></lb>
service And there being Severall me now in Mary Land & other<lb></lb>
Countrys who are there obleidged to continue by reason of the<lb></lb>
Abuses of their Capts. And forasmuch as your Petr. haveing a<lb></lb>
Considerable Sum of money due to him for Wages from the sd Capt<lb></lb>
Dodson which Wages your Petr. Demanded of the sd Capt in<lb></lb>
Mary Land but he refused to pay the Same & likewise to deliver<lb></lb>
your Petr. Cloathes on purpose<del>your</del>
to deleyne your Petr. in that<lb></lb>
County And the sd Capt haveing in England acknowledged the sd<lb></lb>
wages to he due to your Petr. & of ten promised paymt. to yor. Petr.<lb></lb>
but he is still unsattisfyed the same & the sd Capt Still deteyne<lb></lb>
your Pet. Cloathes from him</p>
<p n="244">P <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50051_n244-1">Tho. Nash</rs>
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<p n="245">Yor. Petr. therefore most humbly<lb></lb>
Prayes your Worspps to be pleased to<lb></lb>
Order that the sd Capt Dodson<lb></lb>
may appeare in this Honble Court<lb></lb>
this par Sessions to answer your Petr.<lb></lb>
Complt in respect of the sd Abuses &<lb></lb>
to shew cause why yor. Petr. is not<lb></lb>
hath<obscured></obscured>
his sd Wages</p>
<p n="246">And yor. Pr. shall ever & pray of</p>
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